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July 19, 2007 12:22:55pm |
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birfday to Keith! |
Today would have been Keith Godchaux's 59th birthday, had he not died tragically in '79. Maybe find yourself a show where he's quite prominent & toast the man with your toastable of choice. Incase you want to be lazy about finding a show, here's the Boston Music Hall, 12/1/71. I've been enjoying TIFTOO for more than 16 years from an old tape & here @ the LMA---Keith is featured nicely in this mix. AND...this is one of my my fav performances of the suite. I hope someone enjoys it as much as I have/do.
http://www.archive.org/details/gd71-12-01.set2-sbd.lai.3898.sbefail.shnf
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SomeDarkHollow |
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July 19, 2007 12:45:16pm |
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Re: birfday to Keith! |
Creepy. I was just queing up 12/2/71. Love both of these shows. Spaced on Keith's b-day. Excellent choice for a memorial.
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ghostofpig |
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July 19, 2007 01:00:53pm |
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Re: birfday to Keith! |
Nerd.
Okay, okay----it's before 1972, so I take it back.
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tree-ap |
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July 19, 2007 01:50:44pm |
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Re: birfday to Keith! |
I just DL'd 10/26/71 from iTUNES---the Palestra in Rochester, NY, and Keith is in the mix very nicely. He's playing a B3 on a couple of songs & piano on most others---both played with aplomb.
I also dig his chops for the simple reason that he & I share the name Keith. I can still after almost 36 years only count on 2 hands how many other people named Keith that I've either met or talked to on the phone @ my sales job.
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gdave |
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July 19, 2007 03:15:20pm |
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Re: birfday to Keith! |
Much synchronicity around here today. I listened to this show two days ago, and Keith is indeed prominent in the mix. I was amazed at how quickly he fit into the band.
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tree-ap |
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July 19, 2007 01:55:44pm |
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Re: birfday to Keith! |
Yea man I'm a nerd...with thick black rimmed glasses that have a little bit of wire holding them together instead of tape. My pocket protector is kinda frayed so I had to retire it & use a small pencil case I had from the 3rd grade.
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July 19, 2007 01:17:42pm |
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Re: birfday to Keith! |
my choice: 73-10-30
grate lazy show, piano dominated, with keith shining through all the way. opens with beautiful here comes sunshine, but the real highlight is blissful 2nd set segue - ds > mlbj > ds > stella > eyes > wrs
it´s been removed from this site, but can be found elsewhere
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July 19, 2007 01:49:28pm |
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Re: birfday to Keith! |
Can't go wrong w/ Keith in '73!
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July 19, 2007 02:19:54pm |
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Re: birfday to Keith! |
(July 19, 1948 – 23 July 1980)10-30-73 for some sweet kieth
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July 19, 2007 04:21:58pm |
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Re: birfday to Keith! |
I was curious what the first show after Keith died was like. Appropriately they played He's Gone. The CC>China>Rider is outstanding.
This version is a little on the high side, but I think I prefer it (set 2 recording is markedly better than set 1):
http://www.archive.org/details/gd80-08-16.aud.vernon.14044.sbeok.shnf
Oh yeah, and BryanE's story in the comments is pretty amusing. $50 today would be a great find, in 1980 you must have had quite the feast.
This post was modified by wineland on 2007-07-19 23:21:58
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July 20, 2007 06:27:23am |
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Re: birfday to Keith! |
Sometimes I look @ Keith and say to myself "what's she doing with him?" She's a FOX!!! Boy...I just realized I've not used that word in a LONG, LONG time---we need to bring that word back. VIVA FOXEY LADY!!! But she was pretty uber hot, wasn't she? I remember looking at the little booklet of photos from Europe '72 & the picture of here where she's looking up into the sky with a big smile on here face, & I wanted desperately to do some nasty things with/to her. Some of those other photos from the 70's with those tight hip hugging jeans she wore made MY pants tight.
Oh, I forgot this was about Keith. He wasn't as pretty as his wife, but I'm still amazed listening to 10/26/71 right now, at how he was able to swing with the GD right out of the gate. And I have always prefered the piano sounds rather than organs & electronic keyboards. Not to dis GOP's preference for Pig's B3, because there was nothing like Pigpen's singing, organ & harmonica playing, but again, just my own opinion on flavors.
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